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A committed and dedicated team, with a number of leaders in the field... members are all friendly, approachable and put clients at ease with a lovely team-oriented approach (Legal 500 2019) ”

Overview

Cloisters is jointly led by Jacques Algazy QC and Martyn McLeish.

We are highly-regarded and long-established set that advises on employment, discrimination & equality, personal injury, clinical negligence, commercial law, regulatory & public law, sport & entertainment with a reputation for delivering exceptional results.

We're renowned for our responsive, first-class client focus and we believe it's this combined with our technical excellence and commercial perspective that enables us to resolve the most complex legal problems for individuals and organisations of all sizes.

Many of our barristers are the undisputed leaders in their field and represent clients at every level up to the European Court. They consistently break new ground and shape policy through their pioneering work.

We act for both claimants and defendants in all practice areas. Our clients are broad and diverse ranging from the world's biggest law firms to in-house legal departments, trade unions, law centres, high street firms and many professional associations.

Other services we provide include mediation; training for solicitors, in-house legal departments, HR professionals, the judiciary, trade unions and politicians; and regular legal updates. We also undertake advisory work and deliver lectures in our specialist areas throughout the UK and Europe.

We are proud of the work that we do, our results and the standards that we set for ourselves.

Commitment to our profession

Cloisters is always at the forefront of professional developments and we are very proud of the fact that our barristers play leading roles in their professional associations. Our members make significant professional contributions to many organisations including the following:

Personal Injury Bar Association Employment Law Bar Association Industrial Law Society Discrimination Law Association Bar Council Conditional Fee Committee Bar Standards Board We also have a very long term commitment to pro bono work through services supplied via the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Free Representation Unit.

Our barristers

Our barristers are sole practitioners and are all registered with the Bar Standards Board. Some have foreign qualifications, which are indicated on their individual profiles. They provide services in accordance with Annexes G1, G2, F1 and F2 of the Code of Conduct governing barristers' work, which can be found on the Bar Standards Board website.

Appoint us

We're renowned for our unstuffy approach and responsive service and are committed to delivering the quality, down-to-earth client focus we have come to be recognised for. The services of our barristers can be obtained in the following ways: